Iran: Protests will bring down U.S.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the Occupy Wall Street protests will bring down capitalism in the United States and ultimately lead to the West’s downfall, according to reports.

The U.S. is currently in crisis and capitalism is on the verge of collapse, Khamenei told a crowd of thousands during a Wednesday speech broadcast on Iranian state TV. He said the protests exploding across the U.S. will continue to grow until the movement brings about the end of the capitalist system.

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“The corruption of the capitalist regime has become evident for these people,” Khamenei said, according to AFP. “This movement will soar to completely mark the downfall of the West and the capitalist regime.”

Khamenei called Occupy Wall Street “an important issue” that the U.S. media has attempted to downplay. Even so, Khamenei said, people are “excited” by the demonstrations and he added that he believes the movement will eventually topple U.S. capitalism.

Iran’s top leader also referenced the popular Occupy Wall Street slogan, “We are the 99 percent.”

“The one percent (who are ruling America) launched the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the remaining 99 per cent have to suffer the deaths and pay for it,” he said.